Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

Divorce — Sealed court records — Special and compelling reasons Andrew N. Ucheomumu, appellant, was not originally a party to either of the cases from which he appeals. They involve the same parties and similar issues. Appellant moved to consolidate ...

Divorce — Alimony — Ability to pay Lisa Lane appeals from the judgment entered by the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County granting her a divorce from her former husband, John Lane. Specifically, Ms. Lane challenges the decision of the ...

Divorce — Separation agreement — Breach In June 2017, following four years of marriage, Donzella Burton McClearn, appellant, and Richard K. McClearn, appellee, executed a voluntary separation and property settlement agreement which was incorporated, but not merged into a final ...

Divorce — Marital property — Equal division On July 14, 2017, appellant, Dwayne Dease, filed a Complaint for Absolute Divorce in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County after approximately fifteen years of marriage to appellee, Addie Dease. Appellee then ...

Divorce — Marital property — E*trade account On November 17, 2018, following a four-day merits hearing in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, appellee, Corina Guo, was granted a judgment of absolute divorce from appellant, Ming Ye. The court denied ...

Alimony — Motion to modify — Material changes in circumstances In 2014, James Robinson, the appellant, and Diane Robinson, the appellee, entered a marital settlement agreement (the “Agreement”) in which Mr. Robinson agreed to pay Ms. Robinson monthly alimony indefinitely, ...

Divorce — Monetary award — Need for circuit court analysis On November 15, 2018, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City granted Ryan Brown, appellee, a Judgment of Absolute Divorce against Kelly Cavallio, appellant. The circuit court denied Ms. Cavallio’s request ...

Divorce — Settlement agreement — Marital home Sharon Folse, the appellant, and Thomas Folse, the appellee, were divorced in 2006 pursuant to a decree that incorporated, but did not merge, a marital settlement agreement. In 2008, 2009, and 2013, Ms. ...

Divorce — Consent amendment — Enforcability On October 20, 2017, the Circuit Court for Montgomery County entered a judgment of absolute divorce in an effort to finally resolve all remaining marital issues between appellant, Naz Elyassi,1 and appellee, Joseph Sutton. ...

Divorce — Marital property — Request for continuance Appellant, Rigoberto Ramos (“Husband”), filed a Complaint for Absolute Divorce against appellee, Milagro Ramos (“Wife”), requesting, in addition to the divorce, joint physical and legal custody of their minor child and use ...